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Draft rules on food safety, animal and plant health (SPS) and on technical product requirements (TBT) that markets notify to the WTO before adopting them.

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  1. WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Regulation on welding technology for gas supply polyethylene pipeline

    This document specifies requirements for terms and definitions, general provisions, welding procedure qualification, welding operations, inspection and testing for welding of gas supply polyethylene pipelines covered in the Special Equipment Catalogue. This document applies to welding activities…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2305Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    National Standard of the P.R.C., General safety technical requirements for mechanically recycled fibre

    This document specifies the terms and definitions for mechanically recycled fibre, specifies the classification, general safety technical requirements, inspection rules and markings of mechanically recycled fibre, and describes the corresponding test methods. This document applies to mechanically…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2304Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Hazardous Materials: Allowing Fireworks Certification Agencies (FCAs) To Approve Professional Fireworks

    This final rule expands the authority of a Fireworks Certification Agency (FCA) to obtain the ability to approve fireworks constructed to certain requirements. These amendments will streamline PHMSA's fireworks approval process and provide the industry with improved regulatory flexibility. This…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2315

  4. WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Types and safety requirements for system earthing

    This document specifies the basic requirements, earthing arrangements, safety requirements and inspection methods for earthing of low-voltage distribution systems. This document applies to the design, installation and testing of earthing arrangements for low-voltage distribution systems with…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2302Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    National Standard of the P.R.C., General safety requirements for wires and cables

    This document specifies general safety-related requirements and test methods of wires and cables used in power transmission and distribution, electrical installations and similar applications. This document applies to the product design, manufacture, and testing of power cables and electrical…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2301Comment period closed

  6. WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Safety regulations of belt conveyors

    This document specifies the safety requirements for the design, manufacture, installation, operation, and maintenance of belt conveyors. It applies to belt conveyors used for transporting various types of bulk materials, such as lump and granular materials. This document does not apply to belt…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2303Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationIndonesiaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Minister of Industry on Mandatory Implementation of Indonesia National Standard for Steel bars for general purposes (BjKU) (SNI 7614:2010), 9 pages, in Indonesia language.

    This draft of decree states that all of Steel bars for general purposes (BjKU) within the country or imported, distributed and marketed in the country shall fulfil the SNI requirements. The producers which produced these products therefore shall comply with the requirements of SNI proven by having…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/IDN/52/Add.2Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationBrazilTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Inmetro Ordinance Nº. 448, 03 October 2014 (Portaria Inmetro Nº 448, 3 de Outubro de 2014) - Conformity Assessment Program for LED Lamps with Integrated on Base Device, Through…

    Establish criteria for Conformity Assessment Program for LED Lamps for domestic use with the integrated device base or body, being designed for network operation distribution, through certification performed by the Certification Body Product - OCP, accredited by Inmetro and, focusing on…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/609/Add.7Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationBrazilTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Ordinance Nº. 11, 10 January 2014. The text proposes adjustments to the documents notified as G/TBT/N/BRA/491/Add.1 (Inmetro Ordinance Nº 589, 5 November 2012) and…

    The text proposes relevant provisions to the technical requirements and compulsory certification for wires, electrical cables and flexible cords, which should be performed by a compulsory third party certification carried out by an accredited body within the Brazilian System of Conformity…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/494/Rev.1/Add.2Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationCosta RicaTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Adopted measure from Costa Rica: Household appliances

    Costa Rica issued an addendum on 10 August 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CRI/193. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 6…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CRI/193/Add.22Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationUnited KingdomSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    A new GB MRL for potassium phosphonates amending the GB MRL Statutory Register

    Potassium phosphonates is an approved active substance in Great Britian (GB). The active substance degrades in food/feed to give rise to residues of phosphonic acid, as does the approved active substance fosetyl-Al. The MRLs established for the active substance fosetyl-Al also cover potassium…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/GBR/133

  13. WTO notificationGhanaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    DGS 4504:2026 MOTOR VEHICLE HOMOLOGATION - COMPULSORY SPECIFICATION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OF CATEGORY L

    This standard specification covers the requirements for motor vehicle models of category L, not previously registered or licensed in Ghana, and motor vehicle models assembled from new frames or bodies and used parts from earlier designs of motor vehicle models, designed or adapted for operation on…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/GHA/67Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft National technical regulation on safety and environmental protection for motor vehicles with four wheels for carry goods (Proposed code: QCVN XX:2026/BXD)

    This draft Regulation specifies technical requirements for the inspection, testing, and certification of technical safety quality and environmental protection in the production, assembly, and importation of motor vehicles with four wheels for carry goods. This draft Regulation applies to…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/443Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft National technical regulation on Safety and environmental protection for low-speed vehicle (Proposed code: QCVN XX:2026/BXD)

    This draft Regulation specifies technical requirements for the inspection, testing, and certification of technical safety quality and environmental protection in the production, assembly, and importation of four-wheeled motor vehicles for carrying people (low-speed vehicles). This draft Regulation…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/442Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationVietnamSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Circular 'Detailed regulations for a number of articles of the Law on Animal Husbandry regarding animal feed'

    This Circular details the following contents: The list of chemicals, biological products, and microorganisms banned from use in animal feed; The list of materials (including materials containing precursors) permitted for use as animal feed; Animal feed testing; Animal feed labelling; Reporting on…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/VNM/188Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Filing of Color Additive Petition From Center for Science in the Public Interest, et al. Request To Revoke Color Additive Listing for Use of FD&C Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested…

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Center for Science in the Public Interest, et al., proposing that FDA repeal the color additive regulations providing for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 in foods (including dietary supplements) and in…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3368/Add.3Comment period closed

  19. WTO notificationIndonesiaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Decree of The Head of The Halal Product Assurance Organizing Number … of ….. Concerning Guidelines for The Implementation of The Halal Product Assurance System for Natural…

    This draft regulation establishes the guidelines for the Implementation of the Halal Product Assurance System (SJPH) for natural medicines, quasi drugs, and health supplements. The regulation provides guidance on the implementation of the Halal Product Assurance System, including management…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/IDN/191Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Transport Airplane and Propulsion Certification Modernization

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to amend various airworthiness regulations to modernize certain certification standards for transport category airplanes and propulsion systems. This rule would be both deregulatory and relieving by reducing the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2295/Add.1Comment period closed

What SPS and TBT mean

SPSSanitary and phytosanitary measures

Food safety, animal and plant health

Rules that protect people, animals and plants from risks carried by food, feed, pests and diseases: maximum residue limits, additives and contaminants, quarantine and inspection, and the certificates that go with them.

TBTTechnical barriers to trade

Technical product rules

Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment for products: specifications, labelling and marking, packaging, and the tests and certificates a product needs before it can be sold.

Commenting on a notification

Comments on a notification go from government to government. If a draft affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO SPS or TBT enquiry point before the comment deadline, quoting the document symbol; it forwards them to the member that notified the measure.

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